Fantasies

And we see that the mind in its passions rather deceives itself by creating a false and fantastical object, even contrary to its own belief, than not have something to work upon...

Of software and sorcery

"Instead, their vivified creations often resemble those of Frankenstein—helpless, unhelpful, maddeningly stupid, and prone to accidental destruction."
To paraphrase, the difference between good design, and bad is like the difference between lightning, and a lightning bug.